The folks at Netbook News.de got some hands on time with the Eee PC 1215N recently. The 1215N is a dual core netbook, however, it uses the Atom D510 processor which was originally meant for nettops. That means it isn’t great for power consumption, but it’s possible the final version could swap it for an Atom 550 chip once Intel officially launches that version . But really, anything’s possible at this point. The laptop has a 12.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel HD display, HDMI and VGA output, 3 USB 3.0 ports, and a flash card connection. It will also be one of the first laptops to feature NVIDIA’s Optimus technology, which will support automatic switching between the NVDIA ION graphics and the integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics, depending on the task you’re performing. If you need higher performance graphics, it will kick in. If you don’t, the computer will use the lower power integrated graphics to help prolong battery life. We’re not sure when the 1215 is destined to hit retail and make the 1201PN obsolete, nor how much of a premium it will cost when it does, but you’ll find the latest news here when all is revealed.
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New Asus Eee PC 1215N Packs Dual Core and USB 3.0
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